What the hell was he playing at?
We’re not sure if Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet has ever bothered to read the rules of goalkeeping, but he might want to brush up on them.
After holding onto the ball and gallivanting around his area for about 20 seconds, the referee had to give an indirect free-kick against Liverpool.
Just look at it. Look at it!
https://twitter.com/FootyAccums/status/669979576924262400
If Liverpool fans had their heads in their hands, it got much worse moments later as Henri Saivet banged the resulting free-kick in to make it 1-0 to Bordeaux.
.@Saivet_Henri opens the scoring against @LFC with this indirect free-kick… in the box! ⚽️ https://t.co/5xzCuqRHds
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) November 26, 2015
Thankfully James Milner brought the Reds back level at Anfield moments later from the spot.
Goal, Milner https://t.co/uRFOPxVbuo RT @TheAnfieldWrap
— LFC Online (@Liverpool) November 26, 2015
And then this from Christian Benteke…
Superb strike from @chrisbenteke puts @LFC ahead! ⚽️ https://t.co/ElyguUwijP
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) November 26, 2015
But needless to say Twitter was not happy about Mignolet’s antics…
Mignolet can't have any complaints here. Kept the ball closer to 6 minutes than 6 seconds.
— Didi Hamann (@DietmarHamann) November 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/Footy_Jokes/status/669979662446034944
https://twitter.com/ItsJurgenKlopp/status/669979887139201024
Mignolet doesn't often catch the ball so I guess he was making the most of it
— Comical Klopp (@comicalklopp) November 26, 2015
Mignolet always reminds us every few games why we desperately need a new GK. That was mental. Just kick it to Benteke if u need to!!
— Jay (@Jay82_LFC) November 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/sherisemeatsix/status/669979051289874432
Jesus. Bogdan must be absolutely terrible to not get in ahead of Mignolet. Had the ball for 20 seconds in his hands. You're allowed 6 😐
— Matt Halliburton (@MattHalliburton) November 26, 2015
Shall we just boil Mignolet down and sell him on as glue ?
— Anfield Forum (@anfieldforum96) November 26, 2015
I still don't know why Mignolet held the ball for so long. Someone needs to teach him to count to 6. #FFS #LFC
— Apollo (@ApolloRed_) November 26, 2015